Where does “कोफ़्ता” come from?

कोफ़्ता (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian کوفْتَه, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.

कोफ़्ता (Hindi): kofta

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	کوفْتَه	—
2	Persian	کوفتن	to break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
3	Middle Persian	?????	beat, pound, crush

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